Direction-signal.



J. BOYER. DIRECTION SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I, 1917.

Patanted June 4, 1918.

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DIRECTION SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I. 1917.

Patented June 4, 1918. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- zqe mao INVENTOR ATTORNEY clase Bgzyem A the followingls a specification.

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JESSE Borne,

OF MASSILLON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO HARMON DRAG-E, OF

MASSILLON, OHIO.

DIRECTION-SIGNAL.

To all tvhom may concern: 4

Be it known that I, JESSE Born, a c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at Massillon, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Tmprovenients in Direction-Signals, of which This invention comprehends the provision of afoot operated signal designed for use in connection with automobiles, and embodies among other features a swingingly mounted arm normallydisposed man inactive position, but capable of readily assuming anactiveposition to indicate to other chine-is about to take,

motorists andpedestrians the course themathis being'especially true when turning corners.

The invention is characterized by the provision of an electric lamp carried by the arm to render .the' latter vis'ble at night, the lamp being'energized simultaneously with the, movement of the arm to active position, the construction-being such as to permit the arm to be actuated during-the day without energizing sired. v. p

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detail description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this specification like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein Figu through an automobile looking in the direction of the front of the car, inactive position of the arm.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the active position of the arm.

pivotally mounted a signal Fig. 3, is an enlarged detail view of the arm. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view shew.- .ing the operating cable separated from the switch.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in detail A indicates the floor of the car, and B the wind shield standards Secured to each of the standards B is a bracket 10 which may be of any "suitable construction and desigmand upon. which is arm 11.. There Specification of Letters Patent.

the lamp, when-its use is not dei 4 and fixed to the arm at a point re 1 is a transverse sectional view and showing the Patented June 4t, 1918.,

Application filed June 1, 19 17. Serial No. 172,318.

may be one of such arms employed, but if desired these arms may be mounted on both of the standards. The arm pends from the bracket luand is arranged vertically in an inactive position, but is adapted to assume a horizontal active position, to indicate the course the machine is about to take. Either arm is operated to indicate which way the machine is about to turn. p

The means for operating each arm embodies a shaft 12 which extends transversely f'the floor A of the car, and journaled in suitable bearings 18 in spaced relation to shown.

the floor of the car as in axial alinement transversely of the floor of thecar as clearly shown in the drawing. The outer extremity of each shaft l2 is formed with spaced collars, and secured to the shaft between these collars is one terminal of a flexible element 15, the opposite end -of the'element' eing trained over the enlarged end 16 of the arm within a pivot thereof.

sition. The shaft may be rotated in any suitof the able manner, but the innermost end shaft has mountedthereon a" foot pedal 1 8,

- normally disposed so that when pressure is exerted against the pedal the shaft will be rotated forwardly to elevate the arm to an active position as above stated. With the shafts disposed in axial 18 are arranged in juxtaposition approximately at the center of the floor board, in convenient reach of the operator, so,that either arm 11 canbe actuated as the occasion may,require.- When pressure is removed from the pedal, subsequent to elevating the arm, the latter gravitates to its normal position with a consequent unwinding of the cable from the shaft, thus rotatingthe latter' in a reverse direction and turning the pedal to its normal position.

The outer extremity of the arm 11 carries an electric lamp 19, connected in circuit through the instrumentality of the wires 20, the circuit including a switch 21 which is mounted'on a standard 22 rising from-the l1 normally de- If two of the arms 11 are used, the shafts 12 of the respective arms are disposed which support the shaft ion . floor A of the car in juxtaposition to the shaft 12. The. switch embodies a fixed contact 23 and a movable contact '24. the latter being pivoted for swinging movement toactive position the flexible element 15 is partly unwound from the shaft 12, and the loop .26 positioned to maintain the movable contact 24.- elevated, and out of engagement with the fixed contact 23? However, when the shaft'is'rotated to wind the flexible element 15 about the shaft 12, with a view of elevating'the arm to an active position-as above described, the loop ,26, moves downwardly, imparting a pivotal'movement to I the contact 24 so as to bringthe-latter into engagement with the fixed contact 23', thus closing the circuit and energizing the lamp; I When the arm gravitates to normal position,

the movement of the contact 24 is reversed, and thus moved away from the fixed contact 23 and the circuit opening. The lamp is in tended to be energized during the night, so I as to render the signal arm visible after dark, and consequently itis essential to provide means whereby the arm can be actuated in the daytime withoutenergizing the lamp. With my invention this can be readily accomplished by-simply disengaging the loop 26 from the ofiset extremity 25 or the f'movable contact, during which time the arm can be operated without influencing the switch. Projectingfrom one side 'of the switch are spaced pins 27 constituting a stop, to limit the movement of the switch element in an opposite direction. I

While it is believed thatfrom the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent without requiring a more extended explanation,

I desire to have it understood that what is herein shown and described is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention to which I do not limit myself, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within claimed.

What is claimed is z the scope of what'isv A direction signal for vehicles embodying an arm mounted for vertical swinging move ment, a rotatable shaft, an electric lamp cari'ied by the arm and connected in circuit, a

switch including a fixed contact. and movable contact, said movable contact having an oflset extremity, a flexible element having one end connected to the arm and its opposite end to the shaft, means for rotating the shaft to wind the element thereabout and elevate said arm, said element being formed with a loop to surround said oflset extremity of the -movable ,contact, whereby the latter is operated to energize the lamp simultaneously -.with'the elevation of said' arm, and said loop being separable from-said movable contact, to permit the arm to be actuated independently of the switch;

v In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

.Jnssn BUYER. 

